, 1887-06-02
IN THE DIara ICCOURT.
Another Day Devoted to the Raymond
Trial.

Court convened at S:oUa. M, yes
terday, Judge Turner presiding.
In the ease Of the territory Of
Washington vs. G. G. Bradshaw, on
motion of Prosecuting Attorney
Jones, default was entered against
bonds on failure to produce the body
of defendant.
In the case OF the territory OF
Washington w Ray Raymond, the
defendant, R,y Raymond, was the
first witness called and testified sub
stantiully as follows: am the de-
fendant; lived In u house called the
"bay window" ON the 25,h and Goth
of June, 1886; II was my home; re-
member pretty we'll what' occurred
on the 25th and 10Th OF June, 1886;
witness DunalsOu Was at my place
on that night; also Mr.. WycOtf; l
don't know just what time they
came; | think between the hours Of
10 and 1890 O'clock; they were there
al the iiuir of the Occurrance; l WAS
sitting ON the piano stool at the time
that Kuby opened the door to see
what WAS the matter In the hall;
Ruby Stanley, Mr.. Donaldson, Mr..
Wycoh aud myself were there; l
was playing on the piano; the piano
w,S IN the cOrnec near the door
which the deceased stood; I was sit
ting there talking to the gentlemen
when Ruby asked 'What was that
noi.eW size opened The door lead
ing into the hail and then called me;
1 went IL the door, opening II as
wide as / could; he stood before me
AMI | asked hun what he wanted
aud he III ude no reply; l then step
ped int, the h Ill aud told him 10 90
out and he .nid he would be d ID IL
h- would Z ); | took hoIu Of him and
he struck AT me; he stood near the
doorway and prevented me from go
ing uul; Thought he Intended to
take OUT revolver or weapon OF
some Kind, and when 1 tried ~ go
our he put hi, hand against the door;
then stepped in:O my trd room ana
took Out a revolver from the drawer
that was partially Opin; took the
revolver out aud had IL 10y my side,
ami I.ume out and again told HIM
t. 70 uu Il, , or ordered him to go, and
h ~ ,iu made II strike at me; at that
time | raised my revolver, the re.
vulver went off; 1 had no intention
OF shouting; l WIS crazed and dumb.
founded, and was also crying "My,
g III, have hurt him?" l assisted t.
lay MN dawn IN the hall; /
cruid not believe he was shot; |
asked tor w,ter; / got the water
myself; ! put the revolver i'm my
pock"i after returning with the
wa c; WAS bathing his head when
Mr.. G,iiiSpic came; could not be-
hove he wa, shut; | looked into
hts face and brushed back his hair
to see f h. was hurt, and could not
see that he was S,iOt; he was, |
should judge, AN diversified man;
i judged he was rough looking
man from the appearance of his face;
I ] could not tell why | WAS fright.
kened other than what have already
said; | was not very strong; l WIS
very nervous and WAS frightened;
1 was frightened when he would not
tell mo what he wanted; | heard
Mr.. Donaldson testify; / didn't ex-
anime the revolver, as he stated,
before 4 shot; did not see them
after the shouting; an emf ty chamber
WIS In the revolver because / WIS
afraid IL might 60 off; the hall In
which tn. man stood was not a
public hall; IL WAS used for my
fri nd.; the door leading into that
hall had no sign Of IA star on the
thu outside door ie ,ding to the hall
anil all the outside doors were
aiWiyS locked; persons always rang
the bell; the dour in which the
d zee, ,seu came was unlorked, but |
d. not know how it necaup 80; he
did not give any sail for ndmttance.
Gro o-eXdHiHatiuii---l was the pro.
plieturp-S OF the liOu-,; there were
tWD girls living there at the time,
they occupied room; 1 don't know
whether Inere WAS any other person
there at that ii A. IN the house; SIT
! on the piano stool; Donald son sal
near the piano, brtw'en the door
aud piano; dror opened out toward
the plano; | was sitting on the piano
stool when Rnty upeIed the door;
when L opened inr door he stood in
frOnt OF me ana | asked hiin Whap
he wanted aud he made no reply;
i asked him again and he III de no
reply; l then stepped into the hail
and loid him he had better TO out;
he WIS right in front Of me when
l stood in the hallway: Ruby was
standing IN the doorway just behind
me; | was frightened; aiier / step
PED into the hhli 1 ordered him out,
and he sad he would be Id
before he would go; | was pretty
close TO min when standing in the
htii; / don't know whether he stpp-
ped oack when | stepped into I'll,
hail; he struck at me after | ordered
him out; he struck at me twice be-
fore l got the revolver, 1 don't re.
ln"inber whether he struck at me
b.fore took hold of him; he struck
at me with his right hand; 1 dodg,.d
the blow; he got himself loose fro,
me after l had taken hold of him;
! when he struck at me he stood near
the doorway; after he struck at me
twice got the revolver; WAS very
much frightened; lost all control of
myself; was afraid he would hurt
me; don't know how far I was